>> four people rushed to a hospital after a car barrels into them. >> a state delegate faces the consequences of a accident over the summer. >> it will feel like spring this weekend. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. at the purple friday. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> the weekend might feel like spring. >> we have some rain that will bring warmer temperatures in. let's concentrate on today and this morning. we have some clouds overhead. partly to mostly cloudy skies.

there is some rain in west virginia. that is drifting in our direction. you may need an umbrella by this afternoon. now we want to concentrate on the roads. >> happy friday. route 97 at old liberty, we still have some closures because of an accident. avoid route 97 for the next 15 minutes or so. 95 at dundalk avenue, we have an accident off to the side. it looks like it's moving pretty well past the accident scene. northbound 95 dundalk avenue. philadelphia boulevard, we have an accident. up to speed on the north and west side of the beltway.

seven minutes from the 895 split. this is 50 at sandy point. a nice ride at the bay bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the baltimore ravens will board a plane bound for denver. >> pete gilbert is already at the mile high city and scouts out the territory for us. >> we have made our way here to denver. the town is lit up in orange. their slogan is united in orange. this tower behind me is lit up in orange. i was a little disappointed. i think i've seen two jerseys so far. it is not like what we see in baltimore. they are very confident.

the broncos have won 13 games and they have a home-field advantage. we would like to remind them. peyton manning has never won a playoff game where the temperature was under 40 degrees. something to think about. i spoke with some ravens fans coming over on the plane. they are getting ready for the festivities. we are looking forward to catching up with them. we will have live coverage beginning at 5:00 to get you ready for the ravens and the broncos on tv 11. i'm pete gilbert. we will send it back to you. >> thank you. plenty of purple pride on display. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live from white marsh this morning with more and more folks filing in. >> they'll let anybody into this joint. how excited are you?

>> this is incredible. the ravens are winning and the fans are loving it. you get to see the beautiful women like you. >> i can feel the energy. >> we will let you get back on the air. charlie is also here. >> ravens all the way. >> how are you feeling about tomorrow's game? >> they are going to win. >> this is tony. you are having some ear problems. >> the sound level was deafening. i have been having trouble all week.

>> how impressive was the crowd? >> it was the best game i've ever cheered at. >> our fans travel extremely well. >> we always travel really well. everybody gets excited for purple friday. >> they have a full day of purple caravan events. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. go, ravens! >> they'll have to put tony on injured reserve. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think is the key to a ravens win in denver tomorrow? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> four people are being treated in hospitals after a car struck

them on a glen burnie highway. the victims ranged in age from 16-20. the driver did not expect to see pedestrians on that part of the road, which had no crosswalks. >> you might it's something like this in a crowd or gathering. but the left four productions it struck like that is very unusual. >> no word if any charges will be filed. >> a judge throws the book at a teenager. the judge sentenced sterlin matthews to 115 years in prison for the murder of dequan burks. he wore a mask on the night of

the shooting. during the trial, prosecutors said matthews refused a plea deal. >> buyers and sellers be where after another rash of crags list robberies. police have investigated a number of robberies near mount holly street. most involve people selling iphones and other apple products. they were robbed at gunpoint. o theey get t th area and robbed. >> police say no one has been hurt in the incidencts. >> an announcement about affordable housing in maryland

by the governor. the ability to repay rule is designed to stabilize the housing market by requiring lenders to offer mortgages with those that have the finances to pay them back. elijah cummings says it will prevent low income people from ever being qualified to get a loan. the new rules go into effect in january of next year. for more information, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. don dwyer is moving off of a powerful committee. he says he and his stance why the change is necessary. he faces boating under the

influence charges. >> 6:09. 36 degrees at b.w.i. >> another court appearance for the man accused in the movie theater shooting. >> vice president biden tried to prevent school shootings like the one that happened in connecticut. i am tracie potts. >> showers are in the forecast and we will tell you when. >> volume continues to build this morning

>> good morning. 6:12. 44 downtown at the inner harbor. it is is little chilly air away from the city. temperatures mostly in the 30's. we have a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. you can see clouds and a few sprinkles in virginia. one batch is moving up towards pennsylvania.

this system is headed toward the great lakes. here is a wider view of the storm system. most of the rain is heading to the midwest. it is of shifting to the northwest. we're losing the drying effects of the high pressure and picking up the moisture from this storm system. there is a secondary front out to the west. we will be on the warm side into the weekend. things will be changing. the coldest temperatures are in canada. denver will be in the teens. we will be near 60 this weekend.

the cold air address farther east. we will be colder. there is a change over the next seven days. we're a mild today. afternoon showers in the forecast. the clouds are moving in. rain chances increasing by 2:00 p.m. before things clear out around the area. for the big football game this weekend, mostly cloudy skies and very cold. 15-19 degrees during the game. very cold. most of the weekend looks dry. >> we are dealing with a problem in carroll county. all lanes are closed along route 97 near old liberty.

there is an accident since early this morning. watch for those closures. northbound 95 at dundalk avenue, we have an accident off to the shoulder. further north in almandine on philadelphia, we have an accident. 95 looks good out of the northeast. 54 on the southbound j.f.x. just south of the beltway. this is 70 west of the beltway. looking good in terms of the delays. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> < a month after the tragedy at sandy hook elementary, gunfire rings out at another school. a student walked into a classroom and pulled out a shotgun and opened fire.

the shooter had been bullied by the victim for more than a year. a movie theater shooting suspect will be arraigned for the deadly massacre. a judge ruled there was probable cause that james holmes was responsible for the mass shootings that killed 12 people and injured 70 others. more meetings for joe biden's gun task force in washington. he says the administration wants to consider all sides. task forceesident's meets with the gaming industry after sitting down with gun owners and the national rifle association. teh he nra said there isn't much

room for compromise. gun owners did not see it that way. with pressure mounting, the nra faces a tough choice. >> they may realize the game is changing so quickly that they now have to adjust. >> so for a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks, not just close the gun show at the poll but total universal background checks. >> another school shooting in california. a teenager injured two students. >> maybe as many as 20 rounds in his pockets. >> the task force is likely to

recommend a ban on high capacity clips. the nra says they have 100,000 new members unsolicited. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> more than 5000 american express employees will soon be out of a job. many customers move to do their travel planning online. they believe the company will be able to serve its customer base with a smaller staff. we have heard of cars that drive themselves but what about a driverless cars that will also pick you up. the car parks itself and picks you up.

it will be about 10 years before it is ready to hit the market. new college graduates are getting paid more. jane king has the bloomberg business report. happy friday, jane. >> walmart under investigation for allegations its executives paid more than $24 million in bribes in mexico. elijah cummings and henry waxman say documents show the ceo knew about the allegations of bribery as far back as 2005. we have futures quiet. the s&p advance to wait near five-year high. ford was one of the gainers.

toys "r" us still reporting gloomy sales during the christmas shopping season. there was weak demand for electronics and toys. starting salaries for the most recent college graduates is almost $44,500. that outpaces the average salary. education, business majors are the biggest average starting pay. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. >> thank you very much. have a great day. >> keith mills examines one of the secret weapons in sports. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day.

what do you think is the key to a ravens win in denver tomorrow? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning.

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. a little busy out there in carroll county. there is a closure along 97 at old liberty. there is an accident blocking all lanes. 65 on 70 in towards 29. running smoothly overall. a nice start on 70 into the beltway. we have an accident in dundalk. flashing lights and not impacting traffic. southbound traffic in great shape on 95. philadelphia boulevard and james avenue, we have an accident. 55 on the west side down to 95 in the southwest corner. eastbound 50 at 97, one more accident.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have mostly cloudy skies. 35 degrees at the airport. the barometer has fallen off a bit. clouds and rain shower activity for this afternoon. temperatures near 50 for the high. sports is coming up next. >> good morning. the ravens head to denver later today. they go to the frozen tundra of sports authority field at mile high. game time is 4:30. the ravens ran for only 56 yards the last time the teams met back

in week 15. the ravens will try to run tomorrow to move the ball and to control the clock and keep peyton manning off the field. ray rice well aware how a important is to run it. >> we have to go out there and execute. once we get in the red zone, we like to score touchdowns. you have to sustain drives. >> ray rice fumbled twice last week but did total more than 110 yards of total offense. joe flacco set his contribution has been huge. >> i think he is playing well all year.

guys miss.yes m he has good balance. i have seen them from day one. you could tell he was a good back. >> gerry sandusky host a special edition of "ravens report." you can see it again tomorrow on wbal tv plus. i had a chance to see some of the show yesterday. well done. >> 36 degrees at the airport. >> if you're up early and looking to celebrate, there's one place tod be, the house of rock and white marsh.

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>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. a warmup this weekend but we could see some rain? >> we looked at the radar. a few sprinkles in virginia. temperatures around the mid to upper 30's. we will be mild today and warm this weekend. details are coming up. >> ravens fans can hardly contain themselves. >> they are losing some sleep over it. they are up early to show their

purple pride. the purple pride caravan makes its first top in white marsh. >> good morning. we're right at pulaski highway at the house of rock. take a look at the crowd. [cheers] [indiscernible] they do this for their fans. this does not happen anywhere else in the nfl. >> i have a lot of family in houston. we have a friendly family rivalry. everybody wears red but nobody comes to my business. it is pretty unique to this area.

you guys are awesome. [cheers] >> i love them this much. >> she loves them this much. how do we feel about the team winning tomorrow? what do we need to do tomorrow? see, i stumped her. offense and defense. touchdowns, touchdowns. you can log onto our website to find out where the purple caravan is going to be. there will be giveaways and prizes. the ravens cheerleaders will fire up this crowd.

[cheers] [indiscernible] jennifer franciotti. go, ravens! >> you have to talk louder. we cannot hear you. >> they have passion. back to you. >> fire related deaths across the state are down by 22%. fire claimed the lives of 52 marylanders last year. there are safer cigarettes. >> congratulations continue to

pour into maryland educators as the state school system hold on to list number-one ranking 45th street year. fifth straight year. the governor said he is confident the state can hold on to the top spot next year as well. some parents are urging the school board to let their kids sleep in later. there is a petition with 3400 names asking the board to delay the current start time, 7:17, the earliest in the state. >> we know the health impacts of the sleep deprivation the

kids are experiencing quite serious. >> ending on an additional fleet would be too expensive. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> a handful of accidents we are tracking. we start in carroll county. route 97 is still closed at old liberty. we had an accident that continues to be cleared. 65 approaching 29 prior to the beltway. northbound 95 at dundalk avenue, this accident has been cleared from the shoulder. no problems at the harbor tunnel. a problem at philadelphia boulevard at james avenue. west side traffic, 53 miles per

hour down towards 95. eastbound 50 at 197, three left lanes are closed with an accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. mostly cloudy skies. no rain. mid to upper 30's around the area. east of the mississippi river, showers and thunderstorms to our south. it looks dry west of the mississippi. kind of windy in denver today. the western half of the country gets very cold. will become warm this weekend. details are just ahead. >> 6:36.

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car seat. he has become a youtube sensation. pranked about 50 restaurants. >> priceless. that is usually how i get my fast food. 6:40. >> still some closures on route 97 in carroll county. >> rain shower chances increasing by this afternoon.

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:43. president obama will host hamid karzai at the white house later today appeared last night president karzai had dinner with hillary clinton at the state department. there will hold closed-door meetings today. there will be a joint news conference later this afternoon. four people are being treated after they were all struck by a car in glen burnie. the victims ranged in age from 16 to 20. two of the victims are being treated for life-threatening injuries. a judge throws the book at a teenager convicted of a deadly

triple shooting. the judge sentenced sterlin matthewsto 115 years in prison for the murder of dequan burks. on the night of the shooting, he wore a mask, shooting dequan burks and two others. matthews rejected a plea deal. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's bring you up to date. we were still tracking some closures in carroll county on route 97. philadelphia boulevard at james avenue, you may find some delays because of a crash. you can see the north and west side continues to run smoothly. southboundonnell,

traffic continuing to move well. those speeds move well down to howard county. 55 on the west side. eastbound 50, three lanes are closed in the bowie region. everything running smoothly in annapolis. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. here we are in the baltimore metro area. you can see some sprinkles to the south. the significant rain has been out in west virginia. most of the storm is west of us. we should be clipped this afternoon by some rain chances. 35 at the airport.

warmer at the inner harbor, 44 degrees this morning. there are sprinkles in virginia. warmer air is trying to come in . high pressure is breaking down and allowed elements of this storm to come in. we will catch some of the moisture and some of the mild air as well. 30 degrees in denver. cold air is beginning to spill into the northern plains. 16 degrees by game time in denver. that colder air will shift farther east. our temperatures will be much colder than we expect over the next couple days.

45 to 50 is the high today. more and more clouds moving again today. some rain shower chances moving across the area. that will be moving out of the picture tonight. close to 50 today. closer to 60 this weekend. a very nice weekend in-store. temperatures start getting cooler. our highs in the 30's next week. biggest game of the year is less than 36 hours away. purple pride is on display. jennifer franciotti is in white

marsh. bethis is the place to white marsh on pulaski highway. >> i have my purple and black glove and ravens sweatshirt and ravens pajamas. >> and hearings. and hat. >> i have my ravens purse. i have that so much to carry. we are so excited. we cannot wait until saturday. >> will you be able to sleep? how are you feeling about tomorrow's game? we saw you last purple friday. this is a tradition for you.

>> go, ravens. >> hoping for another couple purple friday next week. >> turn the camera around. more information on our website to find where you can find the purple caravan. we have a huge game tomorrow. we need everybody's energy. i have to start this up because it is too much fun. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. [cheers] >> that is a good look for her. >> they're cutting off beer sales after the third hour.

time to get to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked, what do you think is the key to a ravens win in denver tomorrow? >> we will post more answers on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 6:51. 35 degrees at the airport. >> we'll take a last look at weather

>> here are some stories you'll find at 7:00 a.m. on wbal plus. new details on the suspect who led police on a high-speed chase on wednesday. find out more about her connection to local law enforcement. >> that and the latest traffic and weather when you join this on wbal plus. >> route 97 has been shut down at old liberty. it remains closed in that area. philadelphia road at james avenue, another accident. we're starting to see some north and west side delays.

eastbound 50 in bowie, we have a multi vehicle crash. >> we have spent the entire week 5 to 10 degrees above normal. some rain chances this afternoon. dry over the weekend. then we get chilly next week. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a great day.

>> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial with president and general manager dan joerres. >> it was a reminder of johnny unitas' last game at memorial stadium, a day of unforgettable memories that started with one last dance. when ray lewis came out of the tunnel for last sunday's playoff game against the indianapolis colts, it began what the all- pro has dubbed his last ride. and if that game was any indication of how electric the ride will be, fans are in for one of the great send-offs of all time. from the start, ray lewis was bigger than life in a city with a mount rushmore of sports legends, anchored by one of the greatest to ever play football, johnny unitas. drafted by the ravens 17 years ago, lewis has come to embody

the pride of the fans that wear his 52. few have done more for charm city than lewis. we are not just talking dollars and cents. he has contributed in many ways to families in our community. his backpack giveaway is a highlight for school children every fall. whether making public appearances, autographing auction items, or donating to nonprofit causes, ray lewis has committed to being a great citizen. his athletic prowess and leadership helped put baltimore football back on the map and on tv. networks clamored for the rights to air the annual pittsburgh-baltimore games. fans from opposing teams flocked to our city to see perhaps the greatest linebacker of all time anchor a legendary defense. off the field, ray lewis made being passionate, emotional and effusive qualities coveted by everyone from fortune 500 ceo's to harvard university. he became a friend to many and a person of regard by all in our community. a "thank you" could never be enough for what lewis has done, but it's a place to start. from all of us at wbal-tv, we

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